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Down in Halifax a novel way is suggested to have taxes paid. It is proposed that all who are in arrears in 'tax pyments and who possess, automobiles be prohibited from using them `in the, city until their taxes are paid `up. "If this were in force in To- ronbo a lot of cars would be given a rest, as arrears of taxes there run into millions. V - The Forest Free Press is now in its forty-seventh year and during forty- two `years it has been under the own- ership `of J. Pettypiece; Mr. Pet- typiece is one of., the most forceful in the Ontario weekly press amfboi he and his newspaperhave given splendid service to Forest and dist'ri_ct.. Commenting upon the increasing m'1Inb'e_r _bf- inventions, the `Kingston Wl_ug'1md recently: Modern inven- tienemake it `hard for criminals. A _-burglar, on a dark night, can't tell whether he is opening the safe "Or tuning in the radio` set. Mayowcraig has` made a reord for Barrie in bj,1;g_ elected to the maybralty. for-th`""fth time, but he has a long way to go to equal Mayor Mivcheil` of Alliston, who is st.`arting' on his nirteenth term. week the Greemore Star be- gan itii ' thirty-ninth _volume., _Since Mr. Smith took over the Star their has"been `a big improvement in that running mums to be solved. Before 2',udg`ment can be passed upon the Guelph de- velopment? more needs tosbe known of the `special circun_1stan ces which led up to it. It maybe taken for granted, however, .that the city man- ager plan will not suffer from the de- cision of the Guelph council. It hap- pens that it has proven the best form- of `administration in. the great major- ':ity of the centres where it has been adopted, and for one that abandons , the system` ten cities adopt it. There - ' are more than threehundred cities in the United States under the manage: form of administration. A - . government. The vote in council : the system, and as a consequence the - Ontario community will revert to the __- '-_, ----- -I-gun Alliston Heraldz. After sii: years, the city of Guelph has decided. to abandon the city manager [form of was 13 to 5 against acontinuance of old form of government. The man- ager himself has not been dismissed, but retained as assessment commis- - sioner andvtax collector. About one monthbefore, by, a vote of two. to _ one, the people of Cincinnati, Ohio, `decided to adopt the city managei form _of government. It may be claimed, therefore, that the manager ~ plan is gaining in popularity in the United States, while in Canada it is , losing ground. But all that the two ` events conclusively prove is that the problem of civic government. still ree: `mains to be solved. Before 3j'.udg`!nent can BA nnaum-I nnnn nu. I1---I-"L -1'- Opposed to Gambling at Fairs Whitby Gazette: There is very slim probability` of the Government acceding to the request of the Can- _ adian Exhibition Association of the ` modifying of the Criminal Code to permit of wheels of fortune at fall fairs. Very strong opposition` has developed, and is increasing. Only the big urban `exhibitions have joined in the request. It is sincerely hoped ; that no such concession will be grant- `ed. The general public does not wish 3 any openingfor gambling `devices at the fairs. It is difficult enough as - the law stands `to keep out fakers who would fain introduce gambling de- 3vices. 1 1 V 1 s mm&m&mmw$mmww& g AMONG EXCHANGES g mxxwwwmawmmwmww The `Farmers . Sun, commenting on The,` Examiner : `contention that the _ syntin -`of County Commissioners was aupedor le present method of` count`: government and would re-1 mo.'ve;I_o!_e iI1'oquality'%`of voting power eompluined of; says that one objec- vm:t;iLI'at system was that where a The action of the C.P.R. and ty_ R. in eliminating all local stops ll! ,n_ order" to cut some jtime'o' `the run at, "between Toronto and Winnipeg for M the convenience -of city. -folks has 58 ievoked much `adverse criticism. Un- W, fortunately for the people, the rail- (1 roads are equal offenders and so the travelling public cannot show its re- sentment by a withdrawal of traic. It is unnecessary and wasteful to run trains at the speed. called for by the present schedule and the elimination of stops which served large areas is a rank discrimination in favor of the cities. Among` the newspapers crit; icising the railways in this matter is - the Orillia Packet, which has this to ; say: .If the officials of the Canadian 1 National and Canadian Pacic Rail- Q - ways imagine that they are winning 3 popularity by their [fast service be- tween Toronto and Winnipeg, they 7 ought to travel a little in this dis- *5 trictand hear the comments of their t` patrons. . Or let them make inquiries 9 from.the agents and clerks who have_ 1' to endure thegrumbling of passen- 0 gers who have to pay_their fares to 8 Torontoto board the train to Winni- 3 peg, or travel to North Bay and e e change there. The big official is apt to get it into his head that the city ' trade is the chief consideration. But there are 75,000 or 100,000 people alongithe two lines between Newmar- -` ket and Huntsville, and_ between Al- V liston and Parry Sound, who are not - at` all favorably impressedby-v these t limited trains that gain a couple of 1 3 E . hours for the city na'bobs at the ex- pense of all the people along the route. Moreover, these fast tra-ins are said to be more spectacular than profita`ble. It costs a lot of money to clip" a couple of hours off the run between Toronto and Winnipeg, and the fares are no higher than they I were before the speed race began. i It is` said that the 'C.P.R. has lost ` thousands of dollars on its fast trains, which it makes up fora longer dis- tance by being lighter and faster than the National." It is also rumored that when the new water tank is completed at Washago, the Nation- al will stop there for water and- passengers. This would be an im- provement. But what both railways had better do is stop the senseless- wi competition and restore the old ser- po vice. _ - nan V ents. `two townships -were Ajoede as a Lunit : of representation, in the feeling cre- ated, one of these townships was left wholly without representation. If there was such a -feeling, the working out of this plan `of admi-nistration, as .- far as the writer can recall," did -not .do-- injustice to municipalities which did not happen to have representa- tives from among their own resid- To overcome the present in- equality` of" voting power, the solu- tion suggested by the Sun `is that the voting power in a county council "should be based on _ county'assess- mont--allowing one vote for` each i million dollars of assessment, half a vote for anything belowithat to $500,- 3 000 and a quarter of a vote for any 4 assessment below $500,000. 1 4 The fCit`y Manager 4.. `l f--.-!1 I avaavon "nu _Ul/H5 `xuuue. ` 7 Kennedy, called in reply \ stated that the factory is situated in the Runnymede district just voutside % .the city limits and that thereare sev- eral other factories in the vicinity. The equipment` consists of two mill- ing machines, a drill, lathe, shaper, a 60-ton power` press and a smaller press, blacksmith outt and painting outt. Referring; to the _wheel brought in by_Mr. Kerridge, he stated . that the company -had never been not- ied that the `wheels were unsatisfac- tory and "that he could have four new wheels. _He explained the defects in the wheels by the fact that"-they had ' been trying out a `soldering process instead of braising and that it had: not proved successful. The witness declared emphatically `that the de`- ` _fen'd`ant was given a prospectus of the company. .au.u. Uulllpalu 10 U0 8 Grlvlng Shed On a farm. He stated that there were no wheels there, so he could not see what progress was beingmad H (1 1(____,__:_-_ __7n_; 0,, I .1.cu: bury. ' Wm. L. Russell of Midhurst, a sub} 'scriber to stock in.the' company, stat- ed that he visited the factory in 1921 and compared it to a driving shed farm. He stated +1-m+T +Inm~.. urn-an uncrcuue bl) uuner snaps and factor- ies with which you are familiar? asked Mr. Ross. It was similar. to a blacksmith shop on Bayeld St. and about as well equipped, replied the witness. Continuing, he stated that while at the factory Kennedy told him that he had entered suit against him and that on his return he en- quired further regarding the wheel _t from men who had them, and from what he learned he decided to ght the action. - Got Buggy as a Premium Edwin Kerridge, a farmer of Oro, I stated that he purchased $500 worth - of stock in the company, paying cash - L in order to receive `a buggy as a .p remium. He d-id not receive the uggy till November, 1922, having in the meantime visited the `factory, which he, like the defendant, likened to a country bllacksmith shop. He stated that one of the wheels on his buggy wabbledand that another one became loose the`rstctime he used it and that, wh-ile he had not driven ' it over sixty miles, it had proved very unsatisfactory and he did n_ot use it any more. A wheel from his buggy of a type similar to oneproducod by the plaintiffs was -brought into court. Morley. Beath cf Oro told `of seeing Kennedy spring wheels on a buggy and stated that they were unsatiss factory. - mm L n.....;..u '.:1u.-.u___--,- r - - with a frontage of about 25 feet and ., .call, it a factory at all. an addition to it. . (Continued from page 1) presence. Kennedy, he stated, told him that he had" a good factory, well situated and well equipped for the manufacture of. wheels. On the strength of ..Kennedy s statements, witness said, he subscribed for ten shares of stock, making a payment of $20` the following morning. He did not get a receipt, having paid by cheque, and stated that he` never re- ceived any document in the way of writing. or print and never saw a prospectus of the company.,He made a second payment in May and, hear- mg that the factory was no good," ~h'e made no further payments._ `He . stated that after the rst month he` never received a call for payment. Disgusted with Factory Witness described, his visit to the - factorynlast fall. Asked how he was impressed. by the factory, he said he was disgusted with it and would not "Having seen it, he decided denitely not to "pay the balance on the stock. He stated that it was an old frame building possibly 16 feet high. He did not see Inside there was a_ small showroom with two buggies and in the shop there were a few pieces of machinery. ' . -How would you describe it with` reference to other shops and factor- 185 Wlth Whinh vnn ova -F-n~.:'l:....097 IKNAPP wms CASE y WITH ygm C0 . .,._...uv'..-u wunvulu Ellpelila one Uolmcll, the Board of Educationand other.official bodies to; do it all." Unless the great bod,;_r;;9f ratepayers take an intelligent interest in civic affairs, the maximum of good government. cannot be ex- pected. . There 'are many angles to almost every question and _The Ex- aguiner.-is sure that members` of any of`-the -vmunicipal bodies would we!- comevanractive` interest on the part of; teratepayers throughout the year" appreciate the benet of male mggesbn or constructive _ n, as the case maybe. ` gatnermg were C. E. Wright, M.P. P.,.Jos. Whiteside, W. A. Boys, M.P., D. C. Barr, James-Moore, J. T. Simp- son, Wm`. Wood, Henry Carter, Eben Todd, Amos Train, J. J. McKnight, J. J. D. Banting, C. H. Eplett and J. E. Coombs. . J ucuuulc U1. DBCDUII. - . There are twenty-four ex-Wardens of Simcoe still living, of whom the oldest is Wm. McDermott, who was Warden in 1876. Mr. McDermott now-lives in the West `and a letter was received from him expressing his regret for his inability to be present. Letters of `regret were also received from ex-Wardens Jos., Wright, J. S. `Roddy and `Patrick Rorian. I'I'\I_- __-' v-nu-J vonnu guvzavn .nvuau. The -ex- Wardens present at the gathering C. E. Wright, M.P.l P..`.Tm:- Whifpuirln W A nmm Mn . uuvau plicuellln ._ ' ,1 After the toast to the King had I been accorded musical honors, W. A.` Boys M.P., was presented. with _a ' gold-headed cane suitably engraved, I in recognition of his e orts in the or- r ganization {of the Association. Ad- - dresses were made by ex-Wardens H. Carter and James Moore and the presentation was made by ex-Warden Cl.)lH. Eplett. Mr. Boys replied suit- a y. . Following a brief V address `by ex- Warden J. T. Simpson, County Trea- surer D. H. Coleman proposed the toast to the ex-Wardens, which was responded to by C..E. Wright, M.P. P., Jos. Whiteside, Amos Train, D. C. -Barr and J. J. D. Banting. The toast to the` County was proposed by ex-Warden J. E. Coombs - and re- sponded to by ex-Mayor Jos. Law- rence of Parry Sound, T. A. Neilly, Allan Scott of Collingwood and Jas. Jardine of Beeton. ` I 'l`.kn-an nun I-......;L..- .-.--_ '___ 117," 1 I ` ll slzgs llniiaum rugs at W. A. ` __& Son's, Elizabeth. St. 89ttc The first banquet of the Simcoe ,County ex-Wardens Association was held on Tuesday night in `the Well- ington Hotel, with a good attendance of ex-Wardens and their friends. The `president, Wm. Wood of Brad- ford, acted` as toastmaster and short addresses were made by several of those present. Affnr Hun Gnaa L. 4.1.... 17.`..- L-) Held -in? Ba`x"rieA on Tuesday; Gold-Headed Cane given A tjw. A. Boys. One only Greene Boudoir, Piano and Bench, mahogany case, new, regular $450, clearance price . . .. $337.00 Easy terms arranged. ' One only Williams New Scale Piano, mahogany, with bench, style Geor- gian, new, regular $650., `clearance price, easy terms . .V . . . . . . $495.00 One Greene Colonial Player Piano, 9 with,ben.ch and $10 worth of rolls, good as new, regular $800, clearance- price, easy terms . . . . . . .. $545.00 . D One only Edison Diamond Disc Phon- ' ograph, Laboratory model, mahog- any, slightly shopworn, reg. $395, clearance price_with 10 records, $275. One only _Edison' Disc Phonograph," new,` regular $2 75, to clear, with. 10 records, at . . . . . . ; . . . . $179.00 _ Two only Edison Disc `London Upright 10 records, at . . . . . . . . . $98.00 a A 4 . models, greatly] reduced; style Sheraton, mahogany, goodas ~ Models regular $135, .to clear, with 0 Several Brunswick phonogmphs, latest Magistrate J e"s reserved judgment for a week on a charge against Fin- ley Hawkins of cruelty and neglect to animalsin failure to feed and.pro- perly house a team of horses. Chief Stewart stated that on Dec. 31 he visited the stable occupied by the ac- cused in company with Inspector Bowman and found the horses with nothing to eat and no bedding, while the stable was cold and was in a l- thy_ condition. He saw the accused Of F!flll(!lIf'.inn' and ALL.` `-Q-'-3-` Now that they have elected a coun- cil for another year, the ratepayers should `not sit" back and take `no iii- terest in giunicipal affairs. Every citizen should recognize the fact that he isa shaFehold_er in the municipal- ity and upon him rests a responsibil- ity to do what he can towards making this big municipal company yield the best returns tojts shareholders. No cizen -should expect the Council, the ABUSE or TEAM % WAS THE CHARGE We am my 5 n;;;;:i~.:;:;da;,f1E:;5ay, Saturday, January ` 8, 9, and 10 --- jjwr-2 CLOSE UP THIEIR BXERIE BRANCH FADKIDD IHLDKI ll\ I',|I,l9"1 I-AI-II-III: 4-----__- __ _ , The J. M. GREE:l@$] _0MPANY, LTD. `Remember, I ,,_.__. .. --`_-.u-any, .IJtI.I\l\lI..a ARE ormzmc THEIR ENTIRE sicx AT PRlCE`S MUCH mow cosr IN ORDER To ENSUl}E- A CLEARANCE. EVERYTHING WILL BE `SOLD AT SOME PRICE. THEREFORE, IF YOU WANT A BARGAIN, COME EARLY. EVERYTHING PRICED TO EFFECT A CLEARANCE. Below are a few o'f_Ithe bargains offered: /Two-thirds of the amount, `about _ terest. The Dean, H. R. Gamble. will uupruvelllenlls to true great structure. l6.000,`have already beenlsecured ' and, as the presentati-on of the mat- .ter says, the balance is difficult.. Friends of Exeter and the Cathedral on this-aide of the Atlantic have be- fore them an opportunity to make al- . monetary demonstration of their in- hehpleased to receive and acknow- ledge the same. Aucua 111 I1 WUISB COIIOIFIOH. T Inspector Bowman, who was with Chief Stewart on two of his visits, corroborated his evidence. Henry Sagders stated that he` was frequently in Hawkins stable and always saw the horses with feed in front of them. The stable was not and notied him that conditions would have tobe `improved and the` following morning revisited the sta- ble, where he found a bale of hay but other conditions unchanged. Re- turning the next day, he found no change and had the animals removed to Dr. Dunn's stable. Chief` Stewart stated that he had never seen ani- mals in a worse condition. Tvlunnnl-nu 12.u........... --.`L- ---- "` HAVING DECIDED T0 -u-.c\r\In\LlIJ Columbia ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 for $1.00 Edison Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . 4 for 98 Edison Disc, reg. $1.50, to clear at 98c __ --vv-v7 -aII\IlUC regular $1.25, Player j f\_1_,__,1 LUlll.(1llllllg to clear at Piano Rol]s . . . .` . `RECORDS One only` Columbia Phonograpb, ma- hogany, regular $165, to clear, with _' 12 records, at` . . . . . . . . . . . . $75.00 One only Imperial Phonograph, fumed oak, regular $187, to clear, with 12 Columbia records, at . . . . . . $79.00 One only Greene Cabinet Phonograph, mahogany, regular $90 , to clear, with 12 Columbia records, at . . . . $39.00 One R. S. Williams Piano, second-hand, priced to clear . . . . . . . . . .~ $150.00 One Piano-Case Organ, Six-octave, in good order, to clear at $24.50 One only Square Piano . . . . . . $14.90 Several Columbia Table Pbonographs, ~ to clear, with 10 records, $10.00 ea. Several Phonograph Cabinets at a frac- tion of "their original `cost. BubbleBq'oks, containing 3 renrde `The Story Hour will be resumed at the Library on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 11 am. o All boys and girls are welcome to hear stories of Robin Hood and his merry men, fairy tales and adventures. All kinds of stories for all kinds of boys and girls! _. `any dirtier than others, but he ad- mitted that it was cold, though no more so than any old frame stable. The accused stated that he had been unable to get bedding because one of his horses was lame, but he got it as soon as he could. In his opinion his stable was not dirty. crghtaining reords, fn nlnnu AL `Reagem: of the writer's Overseas an-ti'cles'wi1l remember that a brief description was ` given of Exeter Cathedral---a building of antiquity, beautiful architedture and wonderful construction, the church centre of a wide constituency. Just now the authorities, over the signature of Dean H. R. Gamble, are planning to raise 25,000 to provide necessary : improvements to this great structure. 1 "I`urn..l-Euiwia -4-' 41...`. .....--_..L ` ` - ` JIUUL. Terms of Sal coal. and all sm cash: over 9.11 credit will be _u ing approvml j Of 5% Off fol` (- serve as evor_vl here early. ` Gal- ...:n ,.4.. .. IICI U CEIIVIAV . Sale will ST!!!` Mc*{night, Clc-r Jay nu cuu . At the sum- will be ()ffm'(- `reserve hid, II the Queen's I`[( storey brick v frame stable n terms of whirl day of sale. 1": to Mrs. Ruth C Auct. fhn...-..... l\` (v..I pdl`lUl' UiLl [)t' l Q BEDROOM S room suite, nzl `bedroom suitn. oak (iressom; wash stands; I for beds; 12111; pet: large qum her bedroom` M A .` ....-...I\,... . J.J'l.L\vLJ\}1\. -[ man; couch, h 3 parlor tubk _ parlor carpet: 'RT7`.TW'R(\(\\`l Q UCI. UCul_lJl}lIl A number `lay stmin. AI` fho any DINING .1 AND KI I`(`H table, xt(_-nsi dining table-s -chairs; 1 mm. tables; ,\\'1'iti1L' es comprisim; "bowls, spoon "tumblers, wzm bread trays, pi salt and 1')(,'pp . of all kinds tn. also pots, pun ding dishes, I spoons and (-1 `mention; 4` d kinds: 2 (102. s rels of apples; cook stove. stove, Souvren `heaters: Quch, `met; arm chu `board; a quzm Rmhhvvrz .DL`J1J1JLA\\l I `Quilts, sheets, cases, comfur `table linen, 1;: etc. YJATI1 r\Ty rx "The hearty support given to the .Royal Victoria Hospital By-Law shows a recognition of the good work `done by the Hospital and of its value to` the community. It is gratifying to the directors and others connected with the management of this instit- ution to note the response from all parts of the town, there being a ma- jarity in every polling sub-division. The money voted will wipe out all indebtedness and put the Hospital in ' a position to continue the splendid service it has been `rendering for 1 many years. 4 . | skrukbz The unde1'si_u1l OF HOTI `XII. LU] III with M1`. AUG. .El\ K`.l)H|' The VV0n1o-: a. meeting at on Tuesday, call to be an. make the nu A debate in `Ala nun \l. -II, UCURLU Ill , Mr. and .\h Weybux-n, Sn. here, I.I nn.-... -\ 1.. I uere, Misses Mn -of Toronto n-.861.` 11.. .... -VVCI'Jl`\- A social ox Club in the on Friday. music, gmnos be served, sn fee. Everynr "I"`Ian 1lV,\...... IUIIICU LU 1 I) That hive class, will 1- week. ' A nnnh. I .\., VVILII lll litl The teuchv Shanahzm, h. again. Lfiuc Tnu.-1. - ..-_-..-- ._.-.'....u'.vu-s.y ovuL_yuuu.I5 01. metal or-woven fabric is offered for sale. All are second-hand and all brought there by people in debt who at `thisl-last minute will_ sacrice one after another of their household tre'asure`s until they have raised enough to clear the account against them so that they enter the New Year happily. '4 usiuu. Miss Jessie holidays wit} turned to To i`l'I`ln..d L1..- I1-UUDUH. Percy Pm` a few days :1 J05. Cfarpe with his fat I... ma 0A.... IGUL `V UU!\. Mrs. Part 1` Partridge m and Mrs. \\ . `lun fn..l. H5 l'ULLll'll|.'U "M138 Ran.-, was the gue `last week. `line. 1))` `:0 .. -auu JVLIS. V\. Mrs. Cock were recent Robson. Dnnq- I) .. Jan. -5.-M spent the ho has returned ' `Illa-an f).... us . PARLOR-- P nnunc Is...-.1.~ |. Quezifs -ucu u . a q uu BEDDING luuultn . Ladies Si` The Jays have `a quaintvcustom--' and`a very excellent onei--which they observe in connection with the pass- ing of each year, viz., the settlement of debts before the New Year. On 'New Year's Eve there are great fairs at which practically everything of metal or-wn-:%n'm 'Pulm:.. :. ..a.'....-.1 3-.. "E513 r} Ladies A We ha to Clear :1 1 size 4 _\' 1 size -1}` 1 size 4 _\* 1 size 5 y 1 size 5 _y 1 size 5 y 1 size 5 y 1 size 3 yi 1 size 3y 1 Size 2 y 1 size 6 y III (Widow of t to 88 by 'munsn| V 6.56] The blot on Orillia s reputation for progressiveness caused by the defeat of the c_alleg'iate by-law last year was removed on Monday when the elect- orsiby a good majority voted the $65;00.0 asked for increased accom- modation. Collingwood people also shpfyved. their appreciation of. the value o9_e,(li1ca'tion' by carrying by a bigmafgin the by,-law to provide "funds for building a new collegiate to replacethe one destroyed by fire last `year.